I have just started running this project yesterday. This is my config:
- GTX 260 graca
- Q9550 quad core CPU
- Vista 64 OS, BOINC 6.4.2 running GPUGrid on GPU and ABC project on 2 cores
- VMWare Ubuntu 64, BOINC 6.2.15 running ABC project on 2 cores

First I did a test running only the VMWare BOINC on 2 cores and GPUGrid in Windows. GPUGrid made good progress. CPU time counting up in steady pass and time left counting down in large leaps. Then I also started using the remaining 2 cores for ABC. From that moment on the CPU time for GPUGrid only updated every 5-10 seconds or so and the work progress slowed down considerably. The last couple of minutes it even seemed as if it was stuck until I suspended ABC. In all it has taken the WU 9-10 hours wall time to complete, which probably is much too long for a GTX 260.

Does anyone recognize what I have seen? Any recommendations? I could only run BOINC CPU projects on 3 cores and leave the 4th to controlling the GPUGrid process, but I'd rather not.
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Wow, wow, don't all answer my questions together. Give me some time to read the first replies. [/cynical mode]

Under Linux, it does not happen. We are trying to improve it under Windows.

gdf

Thanks for the answers :)
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I have an AMD 64 X2 6000 running @ 3.127 Ghz and a dual XFX 9600 GSO running under Windos Vista 32 bit and it has the same problem. When CUDA is operating by itself on both vid cards it runs great, however when other BOINC apps work together the whole process slows down. The resources show (0.03 CPU, 1 CUDA) for each of the vid cards. It takes them between 8 and 35 hours (depending on the work unit) to complete the work unit.

Yes, it continues to happen under 6.61. I must say that it only started a couple of days ago.

I see similar on my GT9600 / AMD 9850 BE quad
When the other processes start like abc / einstein / any other on the cpu's
Btw i found that it does not matter if its only 1 instance (cpu) or 4
Before i started the other processes the time and so on worked well after the start of gpu-grid all seem to go in slow motion.
Including typing and normal programs like winamp

So this needs some work :D

I see similar on my GT9600 / AMD 9850 BE quad
When the other processes start like abc / einstein / any other on the cpu's
Btw i found that it does not matter if its only 1 instance (cpu) or 4
Before i started the other processes the time and so on worked well after the start of gpu-grid all seem to go in slow motion.
Including typing and normal programs like winamp

So this needs some work :D

Yes i am just stating that its a common issue and i think 512 Mb on the card is enough second my card is overclocked by the maker.
And outperforms my buddy his 9800 GT but ofcourse i have less shaders as u mine has 64 and yours probably has 112 like his.

Still when ABC or any other projects starts the timers stop also so it show 00:00:01 after 20 minutes work...
Thats what we are talking about i think, i also had huge problems with the new alpha 6.6.3 so i turned back to my 6.4.5 install.
Maybe the newest has less serious issues :D

Still when ABC or any other projects starts the timers stop also so it show 00:00:01 after 20 minutes work...
Thats what we are talking about i think, i also had huge problems with the new alpha 6.6.3 so i turned back to my 6.4.5 install.
Maybe the newest has less serious issues :D